1,800 former members of demobilized paramilitary organization AUC have become fugitives after failing to register with authorities that attempt to regulate the aftermath of the 2003-2006 demobilization process. The now…
Colombia’s Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez filed charges against former senator Ciro Ramirez Thursday for his paramilitary links while holding public office. Ramirez was sentenced to seven years in jail for…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has closed the inquiry into the directors of Canadian oil company Kappa Resources for conspiring with paramilitaries in central Colombia, newspaper El Espectador reported Thursday. According…
92% of over 26,000 former fighters of paramilitary organization AUC have registered with authorities and avoid jail sentences on terrorism charges. The former paramilitaries were forced to notify the authorities…
A former member of demobilized paramilitary organization AUC was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for the 1990 massacre of 43 people. Edilson Antonio Cardona, alias “Sapo Armado”was…
Several high-ranking officials of the Colombian government are being investigated for paramilitary ties, following an eight-year sentence handed down to former ACCU leader Edgar Ignacio Fierro Florez, alias “Don Antonio.”…
A former paramilitary who is considered a key witness in the controversial Mapiripan massacre turned himself in to authorities Wednesday. Jorge Humberto Victoria was convicted for taking part in the…
The extradited commander-in-chief of the AUC, Salvatore Mancuso, testifies that his paramilitary organization formed the anti-guerrilla group “CONVIVIR” with the help of Colombia’s ex-President Alvaro Uribe when he was governor…
The president of Colombian oil union USO, which has been striking over pay and conditions at Canadian-owned oil company Pacific Rubiales, said members have received death threats from paramilitaries.